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Rodney Harrison offers Brandon Meriweather some sage advice: ''Don't make the same mistake I made.''

Karen Guregian Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison was a guest on Sirius NFL radio this morning with hosts Peter King and Ross Tucker.

During the show, Harrison indicated he had a little heart-to-heart talk with Pats safety Brandon Meriweather yesterday in wake of the latter being fined $50,000 for his two helmet-to-helmet hits during Sunday's game against Baltimore.

In wake of their little chat, the NBC analyst Harrison is now convinced Meriweather will change his ways. Why?

''Because Brandon Meriweather is not a dirty player,'' Harrison told the hosts. ''He's a guy that plays hard and I told him, specifically, I said, 'Brandon, I'm calling you today because I don't want you to make the same mistake I made, hitting guys and being known as a dirty player, and having that reputation.

''I made only two Pro Bowls and I compare my career up to all the best safeties,'' Harrison went on. ''I made two Pro Bowls because everyone considered me a dirty player and didn't appreciate what I actually did on the field. I said you're too good of a player, you're a hard-hitting guy, you're a playmaker, I don't want you to fall into the trap that I fell into. So I told him, I said, 'Listen Brandon, take this (fine), take your medicine, come back, and play.'''

What was Meriweather's response to Harrison?

''He said, 'Rodney, I will lower my hitting area. I have to lower my hitting area,'' Harrison told King and Tucker.